On March 25, Eskreis-Winkler, who, with colleague, bestselling author and pre-eminent grit researcher Angela Duckworth, designed and implemented “grit interventions” across the world, will discuss, “Building Grit: Why It’s Important and How it Can Be Cultivated.”

Grit, Eskreis-Winkler says, is a field of study with real-world ramifications. In her 2015 paper, “Building Grit,” the University of Pennsylvania professor concludes that “grit is not only important, but also malleable and can be encouraged via intervention.”